Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

Re: Making own will

Many people do their own Wills and most of them are valid. Still, I would recomend you seek the advice of an attorney to be sure a document as important as a Will is done correctly. In Florida, a Will does not need to be notarized to be valid. It must be signed by the person making the Will and witnessed by two other people pursuant to statute. The Will does need to be notarized to be self-proved, which will avoid several issues when it becomes time to admit the Will to probate. Likewise, Wills do not need to be recorded and do not become public documents until admitted to probate. For a fee, they may be deposited with the Court prior to death, but this step is not required by law.